In honor of his appearance on American Idol tonight, I am rerunning a previous post on the man. It was in response to Opening Day at Fenway Park and was subtly titled "Neil Diamond is a Bozo."
Neil Diamond is a Bozo
Since some time in the late 1990s, fans at Fenway Park have been singing along with Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" between the top and bottom of the eighth inning. It's more of an event than the seventh inning stretch.
The fans really get into it. There are times when watching the game on TV when you can clearly and loudly hear fans continuing to do the "oh, oh, oh" even though the PA has been shut off for resumption of play.
It's fun and it's funny. It's an otherwise meaningless song that's kind of schmaltzy and easy to sing along with. I mean, for crying out loud, it's Neil Diamond.
So since this has become such a popular and well known tradition, Neil himself has been invited to Fenway to sing it live for the crowd during a game. From numerous credible reports I have heard he has declined because his price was not been met.
Huh? Neil Diamond?
I can't even imagine how many people who don't ordinarily listen to Neil Diamond have downloaded this song because they've heard and sung it at Fenway Park.
Now comes the 2008 home opener where the Red Sox celebrate another World Series Championship. And Neil Diamond performs Sweet Caroline for Red Sox fans during the eighth inning...via video.
This jerky actually went into a studio with a Red Sox jacket on, with minority owner Tom Werner serving as one of the background singers, and sang the song to Red Sox fans represented by a camera. Then they showed the result on the jumbotron yesterday.
The cherry on top (pun intended) was the announcement that Neil Diamond would be playing a concert at Fenway Park this August. Remember, please, that Fenway Park has hosted single concerts that last few years that have featured the likes of the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Buffett, the Police reunion and the Dave Matthews Band. In other words, shows waaaaay out of Neil Diamond's league.
So Neil Diamond gets to play Fenway Park and all they get out of him is a video performance of Sweet Caroline? I'd say for the privilege of playing Fenway Park, Neil Diamond should have to sing Sweet Caroline at least once a month and during any home playoff games for the next five years.
Neil Diamond is a BOZO and I'm never going to spend money to acquire his music ever again.
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Neil Diamond is a BOZO
Since some time in the late 1990s, fans at Fenway Park have been singing along with Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" between the top and bottom of the eighth inning. It's more of an event than the seventh inning stretch.
The fans really get into it. There are times when watching the game on TV when you can clearly and loudly hear fans continuing to do the "oh, oh, oh" even though the PA has been shut off for resumption of play.
It's fun and it's funny. It's an otherwise meaningless song that's kind of schmaltzy and easy to sing along with. I mean, for crying out loud, it's Neil Diamond.
So since this has become such a popular and well known tradition, Neil himself has been invited to Fenway to sing it live for the crowd during a game. From numerous credible reports I have heard he has declined because his price was not been met.
Huh? Neil Diamond?
I can't even imagine how many people who don't ordinarily listen to Neil Diamond have downloaded this song because they've heard and sung it at Fenway Park.
Now comes the 2008 home opener where the Red Sox celebrate another World Series Championship. And Neil Diamond performs Sweet Caroline for Red Sox fans during the eighth inning...via video.
This jerky actually went into a studio with a Red Sox jacket on, with minority owner Tom Werner serving as one of the background singers, and sang the song to Red Sox fans represented by a camera. Then they showed the result on the jumbotron yesterday.
The cherry on top (pun intended) was the announcement that Neil Diamond would be playing a concert at Fenway Park this August. Remember, please, that Fenway Park has hosted single concerts that last few years that have featured the likes of the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Buffett, the Police reunion and the Dave Matthews Band. In other words, shows waaaaay out of Neil Diamond's league.
So Neil Diamond gets to play Fenway Park and all they get out of him is a video performance of Sweet Caroline? I'd say for the privilege of playing Fenway Park, Neil Diamond should have to sing Sweet Caroline at least once a month and during any home playoff games for the next five years.
Neil Diamond is a BOZO and I'm never going to spend money to acquire his music ever again.
The fans really get into it. There are times when watching the game on TV when you can clearly and loudly hear fans continuing to do the "oh, oh, oh" even though the PA has been shut off for resumption of play.
It's fun and it's funny. It's an otherwise meaningless song that's kind of schmaltzy and easy to sing along with. I mean, for crying out loud, it's Neil Diamond.
So since this has become such a popular and well known tradition, Neil himself has been invited to Fenway to sing it live for the crowd during a game. From numerous credible reports I have heard he has declined because his price was not been met.
Huh? Neil Diamond?
I can't even imagine how many people who don't ordinarily listen to Neil Diamond have downloaded this song because they've heard and sung it at Fenway Park.
Now comes the 2008 home opener where the Red Sox celebrate another World Series Championship. And Neil Diamond performs Sweet Caroline for Red Sox fans during the eighth inning...via video.
This jerky actually went into a studio with a Red Sox jacket on, with minority owner Tom Werner serving as one of the background singers, and sang the song to Red Sox fans represented by a camera. Then they showed the result on the jumbotron yesterday.
The cherry on top (pun intended) was the announcement that Neil Diamond would be playing a concert at Fenway Park this August. Remember, please, that Fenway Park has hosted single concerts that last few years that have featured the likes of the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Buffett, the Police reunion and the Dave Matthews Band. In other words, shows waaaaay out of Neil Diamond's league.
So Neil Diamond gets to play Fenway Park and all they get out of him is a video performance of Sweet Caroline? I'd say for the privilege of playing Fenway Park, Neil Diamond should have to sing Sweet Caroline at least once a month and during any home playoff games for the next five years.
Neil Diamond is a BOZO and I'm never going to spend money to acquire his music ever again.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Neil Diamond wasn't first choice
My first publishing of the Neil Diamond is a BOZO post brought on an annonymous comment that Neil Diamond could match most previous concert performers like the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Buffett, the Police reunion and the Dave Matthews Band.
Well, now comes a Boston Herald story that Neil Diamond wasn't the first choice to play Fenway Park this year. Bon Jovi was. But Bon Jovi bailed on the two night booking, leaving the Sox to scramble to get a replacement. They booked Neil Diamond for a night and have had trouble finding someone to fill the next night. Having Neil do back-to-backs apparently isn't an option because, well, he hasn't even sold out the one show.
I think this bolsters my earlier contention that Neil Diamond is not in the same league as previous Fenway concert bookings. Can't imagine any of them would've had trouble selling out Fenway on consecutive nights. Can you?
NEIL DIAMOND IS A BOZO!!!!
Well, now comes a Boston Herald story that Neil Diamond wasn't the first choice to play Fenway Park this year. Bon Jovi was. But Bon Jovi bailed on the two night booking, leaving the Sox to scramble to get a replacement. They booked Neil Diamond for a night and have had trouble finding someone to fill the next night. Having Neil do back-to-backs apparently isn't an option because, well, he hasn't even sold out the one show.
I think this bolsters my earlier contention that Neil Diamond is not in the same league as previous Fenway concert bookings. Can't imagine any of them would've had trouble selling out Fenway on consecutive nights. Can you?
NEIL DIAMOND IS A BOZO!!!!
Monday, April 5, 2010
Don't get me started today
I can only imagine if the Red Sox had lost last night.
First of all, I’m all set with Neil Diamond. They guy should’ve been there to sing Game 1 of the 2004 World Series or even Game 1 of the 2007 World Series. But the 2010 Opening Night Game? No thanks. They did him a big fat favor when they let him play a concert at Fenway Park. And now they’re doing him another one. How many of his regular shows you think he has to play to sell 35,000 tickets? Who’s looking for him?
And on top of that, he wears that stupid $#*!@% coat with the Brooklyn thing on it. Hey Neil, you’re not in New York City, the Dodgers aren’t playing and just about anybody that remembers seeing the Dodgers play in Brooklyn is collecting Social Security.
The opening “night” game rubs me a little the wrong way, but not as much as it does some others around here. It became a bit more confusing, though, when I saw the game was on espn2. You strip some city—they move it every year—of an excuse to knock off work for a day, presumably because you want to give MLB a jump to start the season and maybe bring in some extra revenue. Then you put it on the second tier station?!
If I were the NCAA Women’s Tournament, I’d be a bit miffed. You get the lead network, but they’re pulling a good deal of potential audience right out from under you. Not that their making the best decisions over there, either. Sunday night? With the second game so late?
Speaking of NCAA basketball and late games, I think the Red Sox game last night might have put a nail in the coffin of any plans of me seeing the nets cut down tonight. I have only very mild interest in the game, anyway. I hate Duke and they figure to win. The only interesting aspect is the possibility of Butler winning. If Duke’s up big or is holding a steady lead in the second half, it’s going to be early lights out for me.
A woman I work with is married to a Duke graduate, who by all other indications is a good guy. Due to the Red Sox game last night and her inability to stay up, she said she doesn’t figure to see the end of the game tonight, either. She roots for Duke with her husband, so we agreed we wouldn’t discuss the game tomorrow, since one of us will be sore with the result and neither of us is likely to have seen the entire game.
Since I always try to be a Life is Good type, I’ll end by expressing my pleasure that the Sox pulled out the win last night and the weather is and figures to be very good the next few days.
First of all, I’m all set with Neil Diamond. They guy should’ve been there to sing Game 1 of the 2004 World Series or even Game 1 of the 2007 World Series. But the 2010 Opening Night Game? No thanks. They did him a big fat favor when they let him play a concert at Fenway Park. And now they’re doing him another one. How many of his regular shows you think he has to play to sell 35,000 tickets? Who’s looking for him?
And on top of that, he wears that stupid $#*!@% coat with the Brooklyn thing on it. Hey Neil, you’re not in New York City, the Dodgers aren’t playing and just about anybody that remembers seeing the Dodgers play in Brooklyn is collecting Social Security.
The opening “night” game rubs me a little the wrong way, but not as much as it does some others around here. It became a bit more confusing, though, when I saw the game was on espn2. You strip some city—they move it every year—of an excuse to knock off work for a day, presumably because you want to give MLB a jump to start the season and maybe bring in some extra revenue. Then you put it on the second tier station?!
If I were the NCAA Women’s Tournament, I’d be a bit miffed. You get the lead network, but they’re pulling a good deal of potential audience right out from under you. Not that their making the best decisions over there, either. Sunday night? With the second game so late?
Speaking of NCAA basketball and late games, I think the Red Sox game last night might have put a nail in the coffin of any plans of me seeing the nets cut down tonight. I have only very mild interest in the game, anyway. I hate Duke and they figure to win. The only interesting aspect is the possibility of Butler winning. If Duke’s up big or is holding a steady lead in the second half, it’s going to be early lights out for me.
A woman I work with is married to a Duke graduate, who by all other indications is a good guy. Due to the Red Sox game last night and her inability to stay up, she said she doesn’t figure to see the end of the game tonight, either. She roots for Duke with her husband, so we agreed we wouldn’t discuss the game tomorrow, since one of us will be sore with the result and neither of us is likely to have seen the entire game.
Since I always try to be a Life is Good type, I’ll end by expressing my pleasure that the Sox pulled out the win last night and the weather is and figures to be very good the next few days.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Song of the Day: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
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This is actually a combination of Somewhere Over the Rainbow and What a Wonderful World. The artist is Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, sometimes known as Brudder IZ. He was a tremdously overweight Hawaiian singer who died a few years ago.
The guy's got a great voice, much better than the guy that did a version of this on American Idol last night.
The song has been featured on ER (the episode in which Mark Green died) and before that in a major television advertising campaign for the now defunct toys.com. It's been used in a bunch of other places, too. There's a Boston DJ that used to play it as the final song on his Sunday morning show every week.
The song is on the album Facing Forward, available at all fine music outlets. If you have an urge to buy something by Neil Diamond, I suggest you buy this instead.
This is actually a combination of Somewhere Over the Rainbow and What a Wonderful World. The artist is Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, sometimes known as Brudder IZ. He was a tremdously overweight Hawaiian singer who died a few years ago.
The guy's got a great voice, much better than the guy that did a version of this on American Idol last night.
The song has been featured on ER (the episode in which Mark Green died) and before that in a major television advertising campaign for the now defunct toys.com. It's been used in a bunch of other places, too. There's a Boston DJ that used to play it as the final song on his Sunday morning show every week.
The song is on the album Facing Forward, available at all fine music outlets. If you have an urge to buy something by Neil Diamond, I suggest you buy this instead.
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